AB 2942 Summary

• Allows courts to recall and resentence defendants upon recommendation of the district attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced, in addition to existing authorities (court on its own motion, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation secretary, Board of Parole Hearings, or county correctional administrator).

• Applies to defendants committed to state prison or county jail who have already been sentenced, with new sentences capped at the original sentence length.

• Courts may consider postconviction factors including disciplinary records, rehabilitation efforts, age, time served, and changed circumstances when determining if resentencing is in the interest of justice.

• Effective September 30, 2018, with operative date of January 1, 2022.